4 census tracts · pop 16,481 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10
· range 2.8–5.1
Wellington Heights is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Cedar Rapids with 4 census tracts and a population of 16,481 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 3.7/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 50% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 23% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $878/month sits 9% lower than the Cedar Rapids citywide average ($967).
Risk score
3.7
Lower
4 tracts · population-weighted
Wellington Heights vs Cedar RapidsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority47%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport77%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Wellington Heights
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,466Total filings (sum)
14.14%Avg annual filing rate
27.7%Peak year (2014)
16.72%Latest filed (2015)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Wellington Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.8%Housing insecurity
9.7%Utility shutoff threat
17.8%Food insecurity
15.7%SNAP enrollment
7.7%No health insurance
30.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Wellington Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Wellington Heights?
Wellington Heights scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier) across 4 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Wellington Heights compare to Cedar Rapids overall?
Wellington Heights scores 1.3 points higher than Cedar Rapids overall (2.4/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $878 vs $967.
Q3
What is the average rent in Wellington Heights?
Average gross rent in Wellington Heights is $878/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Wellington Heights residents are renters?
46% of Wellington Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 31% in Cedar Rapids). The neighborhood has 16,481 residents.
Q5
Is Wellington Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Wellington Heights sits in the 63rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Wellington Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Wellington Heights is census tract 19113001900 (score 5.1/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 2.8 to 5.1, a spread of 2.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Wellington Heights for landlords?
Wellington Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Cedar Rapids as a whole (2.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Wellington Heights?
Wellington Heights has 16,128 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70.8%), Other / Multiracial (10.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
